Where does “Denkungsart” come from?
Denkungsart (German) comes from German art, from Middle High German art, from Old High German art, from Proto-West Germanic ard, from Proto-Germanic ardiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
Denkungsart (German): way of thinking
Definitions
- way of thinking
Ancestry of “Denkungsart”, step by step
Denkungsart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German art
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | art | kind, sort, type |
| 2 | Middle High German | art | — |
| 3 | Old High German | art | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ard | native place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ardiz | characteristic; inborn quality; nature;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
via German Denkung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Denkung | thinking |